LSE Group stock enters final GBP650 million buyback phase

Published on 11/12/2026 at 17:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

LSE Group stock remains focused on capital returns. Citigroup will execute purchases through February 24, 2027.

Buyback enters its final phase

Citigroup will execute purchases independently under defined parameters.
Repurchased shares will be cancelled after settlement, reducing share capital.
The programme is scheduled to end no later than February 24, 2027.

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London Stock Exchange Group announced on Monday, November 2, that it had started the final GBP650 million tranche of its planned GBP3 billion share buyback programme. The company said in an Lloyds Bank RNS that the purchases should complete the programme announced with its 2025 preliminary results.

Citigroup handles the final tranche

Citigroup Global Markets is acting as riskless principal under an agreement with LSEG. Citi will make trading decisions independently within agreed parameters, while purchases will take place on the London Stock Exchange and/or Turquoise.

The programme must end no later than February 24, 2027. Shares bought by Citi will be sold to LSEG and cancelled after settlement, making the direct effect a reduction in the company's share capital. The shareholder authority approved on April 23, 2026, permits purchases of up to 34,514,094 shares, subject to the applicable rules.

Course comparison adds market context

LSE Group stock traded at 116.78 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 17:49 CET on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The difference from the 112.20-euro quote cited in the previous report published on Monday, November 9, was 4.08 percent.

The latest capital-return step completes the existing programme rather than creating a separate framework. For investors, the cancellation of repurchased shares reduces the number of shares in issue, while the execution timetable leaves the programme in place into early 2027.